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(9/5, Hellmich) reports, "Despite the well-known perils of high blood pressure, more than half of the 67 million American adults who have the condition don't have it under control, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in a new report out today." CDC director Thomas Frieden remarked, "High blood pressure is public health enemy No. 2. There is nothing that will save more lives than getting blood pressure under control." Frieden "says major progress could be made with pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physicians and other health care providers working together with the doctor 'as the quarterback.'"
(9/5, Hellmich) reports, "Despite the well-known perils of high blood pressure, more than half of the 67 million American adults who have the condition don't have it under control, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says in a new report out today." CDC director Thomas Frieden remarked, "High blood pressure is public health enemy No. 2. There is nothing that will save more lives than getting blood pressure under control." Frieden "says major progress could be made with pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physicians and other health care providers working together with the doctor 'as the quarterback.'"
The Hill (9/5, Viebeck) reports in its "Healthwatch" blog that the report found that "high blood pressure contributes to nearly 1,000 deaths per day by increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Sixty-seven million Americans have high blood pressure, and of these, 36 million cases are uncontrolled, according to the report. Another 16 million Americans take medication from the condition but still struggle, the report found." Furthermore, "The CDC estimates that healthcare costs related to high blood pressure top $130 billion annually."
(9/5, Viebeck) reports in its "Healthwatch" blog that the report found that "high blood pressure contributes to nearly 1,000 deaths per day by increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke. Sixty-seven million Americans have high blood pressure, and of these, 36 million cases are uncontrolled, according to the report. Another 16 million Americans take medication from the condition but still struggle, the report found." Furthermore, "The CDC estimates that healthcare costs related to high blood pressure top $130 billion annually."
The Los Angeles Times (9/5, Maugh) "Science Now" blog quotes Frieden, who said, "We have to roll up our sleeves and make blood pressure control a priority every day, with every patient, at every doctor's visit." According to the CDC, "Specifically, this means that patients should make sure to take their medications, eat a healthful, low-sodium diet, exercise, maintain a healthy weight and not smoke." Furthermore, "Physicians should be more alert to patients with high blood pressure, and electronic medical records systems could be modified to flag such patients."
(9/5, Maugh) "Science Now" blog quotes Frieden, who said, "We have to roll up our sleeves and make blood pressure control a priority every day, with every patient, at every doctor's visit." According to the CDC, "Specifically, this means that patients should make sure to take their medications, eat a healthful, low-sodium diet, exercise, maintain a healthy weight and not smoke." Furthermore, "Physicians should be more alert to patients with high blood pressure, and electronic medical records systems could be modified to flag such patients."
The Boston Globe (9/5, Kotz) "Daily Dose" blog reports, "The CDC is launching a new campaign tomorrow called 'team up pressure down' to get pharmacists more involved in helping patients manage their hypertension by providing them with fact-sheets and instructions to hand out along with prescriptions."
(9/5, Kotz) "Daily Dose" blog reports, "The CDC is launching a new campaign tomorrow called 'team up pressure down' to get pharmacists more involved in helping patients manage their hypertension by providing them with fact-sheets and instructions to hand out along with prescriptions."
Also reporting this story are Reuters (9/5, Kuo), NPR (9/5, Hensley) "Shots" blog, the Time (9/5, de Baca) "Healthland" blog, the Huffington Post (9/5, Chan), the Detroit Free Press (9/5, Erb), MedPage Today (9/5, Neale), andHealthDay (9/5, Gardner).
(9/5, Kuo), NPR (9/5, Hensley) "Shots" blog, the Time (9/5, de Baca) "Healthland" blog, the Huffington Post (9/5, Chan), the Detroit Free Press (9/5, Erb), MedPage Today (9/5, Neale), andHealthDay (9/5, Gardner).
CDC Director: Healthcare System Should Better Control Hypertension. CQ (9/5, Subscription Publication) reports that Tuesday, CDC Director Tom Frieden told reporters that "health care systems should use electronic records to identify and more closely monitor patients with high blood pressure. " He said that "controlling hypertension is the 'single most important thing the health care system can do.'" According to Frieden, after tobacco, hypertension poses the biggest danger to the health of Americans. He also said that "if hospitals and health care professionals were to focus on" this problem, "about 10 million Americans' blood pressure could be under control within the next five years."
(9/5, Subscription Publication) reports that Tuesday, CDC Director Tom Frieden told reporters that "health care systems should use electronic records to identify and more closely monitor patients with high blood pressure. " He said that "controlling hypertension is the 'single most important thing the health care system can do.'" According to Frieden, after tobacco, hypertension poses the biggest danger to the health of Americans. He also said that "if hospitals and health care professionals were to focus on" this problem, "about 10 million Americans' blood pressure could be under control within the next five years."
Stiffening Of Aortic Wall May Be Linked To Increased Hypertension Risk. HealthDay (9/5) reports, "Stiffening of the wall of the aorta is linked with increased risk of high blood pressure, according to a new study " published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Investigators "looked at seven years of data from more than 1,700 people enrolled in the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study. Average age was 60."
(9/5) reports, "Stiffening of the wall of the aorta is linked with increased risk of high blood pressure, according to a new study " published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Investigators "looked at seven years of data from more than 1,700 people enrolled in the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study. Average age was 60."
MedPage Today (9/5, Kaiser) reports that the researchers found that "several measures of aortic wall stiffness, including carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, forward wave amplitude, and augmentation index, were found to correlate with a higher odds of incident hypertension after a seven-year follow-up." But, "higher baseline blood pressure did not correlate with aortic stiffness, which suggests that 'arterial stiffness precedes the development of hypertension rather than vice versa.'" The investigators "also found that a higher resting brachial artery flow and a lower flow-mediated dilation at baseline were associated with a higher odds of developing hypertension."
(9/5, Kaiser) reports that the researchers found that "several measures of aortic wall stiffness, including carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, forward wave amplitude, and augmentation index, were found to correlate with a higher odds of incident hypertension after a seven-year follow-up." But, "higher baseline blood pressure did not correlate with aortic stiffness, which suggests that 'arterial stiffness precedes the development of hypertension rather than vice versa.'" The investigators "also found that a higher resting brachial artery flow and a lower flow-mediated dilation at baseline were associated with a higher odds of developing hypertension."
HeartWire (9/5, Nainggolan) reports that "in an editorial accompanying the paper, Dr Debabrata Mukherjee" writes, "Future studies are indicated to assess whether vascular therapy focused on improving arterial elasticity or reducing stiffness will reduce risk of hypertension and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality."
(9/5, Nainggolan) reports that "in an editorial accompanying the paper, Dr Debabrata Mukherjee" writes, "Future studies are indicated to assess whether vascular therapy focused on improving arterial elasticity or reducing stiffness will reduce risk of hypertension and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality."
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